NBL Results | Friday, July 12
- KCCA Leopards 55-65 JT Lady Jaguars
JT Lady Jaguars rolled past KCCA Leopards to take the lead in the quarterfinals of the Castle Lite National Basketball League playoffs.
The Lady Jaguars secured a 65-55 victory against the Leopards in Game One of the best-of-three encounters on Friday night at Lugogo Arena.
KCCA Leopards opened up a seven-point (23-16) lead at the end of the first stanza.
The Lady Jaguars went seven minutes into the second quarter without a bucket before later going on to trail by eight points (32-24) at halftime.
Despite the strong fight by JT Lady Jaguars, they trailed by two points at the end of the closely contested third quarter.
KCCA Leopards were limited to only six points in the final period as Brenda Kayaga crowned the day with a simple layup to secure a 10-point victory.
Perus Nyamwenge’s game-high 19 points were not enough to guide her side to a victory. Margaret Bagala added 10 points for the Leopards.
Brenda Kayaga (18), Maimuna Nabbosa (15), and Sarah Ageno (11) scored in double digits for the JT Lady Jaguars.
